Originally Posted by
deltabound
Did he lie to the company, or did he just lie to some poor excuse of a reporter for a union trade magazine? Lying to a reporter isn't a crime, is it?
I'm no lawyer, but if he was straight with the company for his interview and background check, I think his company would have a hard time firing him for spinning tales on his own time. Heck, they'll probably give him a medal for making ALPA look stupid in a very public way.
If this is the case, his union reps better defend him to the nth degree, or they'll get their butts sued off.
Of course, no one with any sense of shame would ever be able to show up for work again after this sort of thing was made public. Sheesh.
I think the company could fire him for conduct unbecoming and reflecting poorly on the company in public. The union would have to defend him to the hilt of course.